Balmain Group

James Turner, Group Managing Director

Prior to establishing the Balmain Asset Management group in 2003, James held various senior positions at Westfield over a ten-year career, culminating in establishing their European shopping centre business in London in 1998. James has been directly involved with 2.7 million sqm and EUR 10.5 billion of shopping centre assets over his thirty-four-year career in real estate. James leads the strategy and investments for the Balmain Group business.

Balmain Group provides real estate services in polish 19 cities on 24 assets with a combined value of over €700m and almost 1200 leases. Balmain Group has over 100 employees and 22 years of regional experience having successfully provided service to, and executed transactions with, dozens of Europe’s largest and most well-known investors. The company offers complete service: from development and transaction advisory, through retail space leasing, to property management and administration, as well as expansion – all with the goal of improving the customer experience and increasing the mall’s turnover to ultimately boost its value. Balmain Group is a premier services business that brings together the market-leading CEE specialist real estate asset manager and service provider.

Stage Capital, Nepi Rockcastle, Tristan Capital, Star Capital, Nrep, Mitiska, Leoff, Skanska, Sicore, DWS, Cavatina, Acteeum, Equilis, Adventum

In 2024, we expanded our portfolio by securing management of 100,000 m² across Galeria Pomorska (40,000 m²), Power Park Opole (22,000 m²), Carrefour Kraków (12,000 m²), and Galeria Chełm (17,500 m²). We supported the €22M sale of Galardia Mall, advised on Star Capital’s €285M acquisition of six centers, and obtained leasing instructions for Blue City (67,000 m²), QUORUM (34,000 m²), Rondo1 (103,000 m²), and CH Osowa (26,331 m²). Since December 2024, we have managed Silesia City Center (85,141 m²), providing lease administration, invoicing, debt recovery, and due diligence. In mid-June 2025, Balmain Group took over four industrial properties in southern and southeastern Poland (185,000 m² GLA), fully leased to a global North American manufacturer employing over 50,000 people with $16B in revenue. We also completed the re-commercialization of Panorama Poznań SC (26,126 m²), achieving 99% occupancy, a 15% increase in footfall, and double-digit growth in tenant sales.

Centrum Handlowe Borek, Wrocław (21 000m2 GLA) Galeria Handlowa Turzyn, Szczecin (12,100m2 GLA) Park Handlowy Arena, Gliwice (21,300m2 GLA) Galeria Dąbrówka, Katowice (23,100m2 GLA) Galeria Panorama, Poznań (26,126m2 GLA) Europa Centralna SC, Gliwice (27,300m2 GLA) Europa Centralna RP, Gliwice (44,100m2 GLA Nowy Rynek, Jelenia Góra (24,800 m2 GLA) Alfa Gdańsk, Gdynia (21,900 m2 GLA) Galeria Pomorska, Bydgoszcz (40,000m2 GLA) Galeria nad Jeziorem, Konin (23,000m2 GLA) Shopping Centre Pasaż Łódzki, Łódź (37,500m2 GLA) Shopping Centre Osowa, Gdańsk (13,500m2 GLA) Auchan, Shopping Centre Osowa, Gdańsk (26,331m2 GLA) Power Park Opole (22,000m2 GLA) Carrefour Cracow (12,000m2 GLA) Silesia City Centre (85,141m2, GLA) Galeria Chełm (17, 500m2 GLA)

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4 industrial assets (185,000m2 GLA)